Grimwood

English

Etymology

Patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *grīmô (“mask”) and *wardaz (“guard”).

Proper noun

Grimwood (plural Grimwoods)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grimwood is the 41164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Grimwood is most common among White (95.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grimwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86.